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Euroguidance study visit: Guidance activities in
Slovenia for guidance practitioners from the Czech
Republic
guidance at the Biotechnical Educational Centre at
Ljubljana and the guidance activities of the Career
Centre of the University of Ljubljana. They also
visited the Familija educational and therapeutic
centre, where they implement project learning for
young adults and for young people who are not in
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education, training or employment.
“What I found innovative was the approach to
alumnis and graduates. Schools systematically
get feedback from the graduates to adjust their
practice and improve their services to the needs
Euroguidance Slovenia organised a study visit of students. As a result, on the gymnasium they
‘Guidance activities in Slovenia’ for guidance focused more on development of skills, or
practitioners from the Czech Republic in November created career centre based on the answers and
2019. Guidance practitioners from several wishes of graduates for better preparation for the
institutions providing guidance (VŠE, EKS, Educa labour market,”
quality Liberec, Inventa, High school Příbram) and
Euroguidance Czech Republic representatives “The study visit was a big opportunity for me, both
learned about lifelong career guidance in Slovenia. professionally and personally. The organization and
programme was impeccable and I got to see
COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT As part of the study visit, the participants learned guidance in a broader perspective and from different
Vocational
Information
about
angles through a variety of organizations and
and
National
Counselling Centre/Euroguidance Slovenia and the schools. Which is always very beneficial as well as
Career Centres of the Employment Service of being able to discuss and reflect on our work,” said
Slovenia that we coordinate on a national level. one of the participants.
Career centers are open to everybody and offer free
career counselling and career guidance tools, as All of the participants were winners of the 2019
well as career information on employment, training National career guidance awards and agreed that
and education. The participants also learned about this study visit was important for the networking and
Euroguidance Slovenia’s online guidance sharing of knowledge just as much as for the
programme “Where and How”, the Slovenian labour experience of mobility itself, which allowed them to
market and lifelong career guidance, services and be inspired and open to new things.
measures at the Employment Service of Slovenia.
“I will harness the information about the
Slovenian virtual guidance support system which
very clearly summarizes career guidance
services available to all citizens – I believe
citizens are thus better informed about career
guidance and are more motivated to use the
services available to them.”
In the following days, the participants discovered
more about the Slovenian education system by
visiting St. Stanislav’s Institution and its educational
units, including a primary school and Diocesan
Classical Gymnasium. Additionally, they received Sabina Škarja, Euroguidance Slovenia
insight into vocational education and school
Gabriela Kabotová, Euroguidance Czech Republic
